Don Gantzer

Adjunct Faculty

B.S. Industrial (Systems) Engineering, Ohio State University

M.S. Operations Research, OhioState University

M.A. Urban Affairs, Virginia Tech University

Mr. Gantzer recently retired from SAIC as a Senior Systems Engineer where he supported the Systems Engineering [SE] office within the Office of the Secretary of Defense in the area of standards coordination, development of a guide for SE in Acquisition, development and core review of programs’ SE Plans [SEPs], and participated  in program risk assessments.

Mr. Gantzer has consulted for numerous Government agencies, e.g., DOD,  NASA, FAA, Depts. of Energy and Transportation,  IRS, EPA, etc., while working at Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, MITRE, CNA, and in the U.S. Government.

His activities included Implementing best practices for Process Improvement [CMMI, ISO 9001] with strong focus on measurements; Project Management emphasizing  risk management;  Systems Analysis & Design, Operations Research; and Program evaluation and policy analysis.

Don has taught  as an Adjunct Faculty member at several universities (Johns Hopkins University, George Washington University, George Mason University ) in SE,  engineering management, systems analysis & design,  process improvement, systems/software engineering  models and standards, statistics, practical software and systems measurements and analysis.